Victoria Embankment

The Victoria Embankment is a road and river-walk along the north bank of the River Thames which runs from the Palace of Westminster to Blackfriars Bridge in the City of London. It was built by the Metropolitan Board of Works from 1865 to 1870, and its goal was to provide London with a modern sewage system and to relieve congestion on The Strand and Fleet Street. It became a major thoroughfare for traffic between Westminster and the City of London, and it was also home to memorials such as the Battle of Britain Monument, permanently berthed retired vessels such as HMS President, and public gardens such as the Victoria Embankment Gardens.